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-Devon Harford | Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Amid donuts and hot chocolate, Senate discussed last-minute business, planned for the new semester and heard from student body president Corey Robinson. The meeting began with the official swearing in of new senators: Sage Guynn from Knott and Michael Semanek from Seigfried. A resolution was also passed that edited the Student Union Constitution’s non-discrimination clause to include
Devon Harford | Thursday, December 1, 2016
During Wednesday night’s Senate meeting, University librarian Diane Walker and sociology librarian Jessica Kayongo presented on past, present and future renovations of Hesburgh Library. The librarians showed the senators before-and-after pictures as well as design simulations and drawings of the sections of the library that have not been renovated yet. “We have been renovating in
Devon Harford | Thursday, November 10, 2016
At the opening of the student senate meeting Wednesday night, student body president Corey Robinson addressed the results of the presidential election and his hopes for the Notre Dame community. “Some were elated, some were dismayed, but today we all woke up American,” he said. “We have a common goal, to make America better, today and
Devon Harford | Thursday, November 3, 2016
The Notre Dame student senate heard a number of reports from various departments Wednesday evening. The first presentation came from Marc Burdell and Consuela Wilson, director and inclusion specialist of the Office of Student Enrichment, respectively. They presented their pilot program, the Fighting Irish Scholars Program, designed to give financial support and social enrichment to
Devon Harford | Thursday, October 27, 2016
On Wednesday night in Remick Commons, the Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) held a meeting for interested students about its teaching fellowship. The program involves two years of teaching in an under-resourced Catholic school, along with graduate classes over the summers before the academic years to give teaching fellows experience and training in
Devon Harford | Thursday, October 6, 2016
The Institute for Latino Studies and the Office of the President presented a poetry reading and moderated question-and-answer session with Juan Felipe Herrera, poet laureate of the United States, in DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on Wednesday night. Herrera was appointed a national poet laureate by the Library of Congress in 2015 and served as poet laureate
Devon Harford | Wednesday, October 5, 2016
On Sunday, the Gay and Lesbian Alumni of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s (GALA-ND/SMC) led a “Pilgrimage of Mercy” in New York, encouraging recognition of LGBTQ Catholics during the Catholic Church’s Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. The pilgrimage, co-sponsored by Kentucky-based LGBTQ rights group Fairness Campaign and several other LGBTQ organizations, began at 11 a.m. with a
Devon Harford | Thursday, September 29, 2016
Though it will not fully close, North Dining Hall will undergo a major renovation this year to replace old equipment and infrastructure, expand seating and create a new entrance facing Mod Quad, campus dining staff told student senate Wednesday night. The renovation will begin after fall break and last through next summer. Director of campus dining Chris
Devon Harford | Monday, September 19, 2016
Of all the tearful goodbyes between students and their friends and family at the beginning of a new school year, one of the saddest is saying goodbye to the family pet. But sometimes, students are welcomed to their on-campus phones by a furry friend, for rectors have the privilege of keeping a pet. “People will
Devon Harford | Thursday, September 15, 2016
In a continuation of the campus conversation about SafeBouND, Senate welcomed Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) Capt. Tracy Skibins to their meeting Wednesday. Skibins, along with student supervisor senior Michael Pohl, spoke about some of the continuing concerns regarding the campus safety program, while also encouraging students to send feedback straight to NDSP. “We have not had